District Deliberations: On Today

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So today I read this whole big article and I realized something: Ron Paul would make a really good president. His entire philosophy on immigration, abortion, and a return to the Gold standard as a unit of measurement for currency actually makes a whole lot of sense. If you really put it in perspective, he could bring us back to the days where the dollar was worth a fortune, circa the Jimmy Carter presidency (one of, if not the, greatest president). Also, given his stature, it is hard to say any country or terrorist organization would want to try anything against us. It would be like picking a fight with Napoleon in his prime.

Also, reading ESPN today, it seemed as if the Knicks want to hang on to Isiah Thomas for another year. I think this is a smart move because, despite some of his minor mishaps, he’s put together a multi-million dollar roster full of talent. Once they get their chemistry figured out, they will be unstoppable. Mark my words, Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph will go down as one of the best big duos in basketball since Duncan-Robinson.

I also put down 500$ today for OSU to destroy USC at the Coliseum this fall. USC just doesn’t have enough talent to compete with BIG 10 speed. Watch it, Trojans, and GO BUCKEYES!

Also, I actually had an opportunity to read some texts on the basis of Scientology, and the verdict is in. It’s actually pretty sweet. I was captivated by all of it. I strongly urge anyone that may read this to do some research. There has to be a reason so much of Hollywood is onto this. I mean after all, Hollywood is full of some of the most reasonable thinkers that humankind possesses. All hail Tom Cruise.

Ok, this is getting to be a bit much even for me, but I’ll end with this.

Why Evangelicals and Mormons (uber religious types) shouldn't run for president.

Two days ago, Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee appeared on MSNBC and discussed how he wants to change the country. The most remarkable of his comments was,

“I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution, but I believe it's a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And that's what we need to do -- to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view.”

So much for that whole concept of separating Church and State. If this wasn’t enough, a friend of mine brought up another Republican hopeful’s comments. Mitt Romney has made it clear that he would never have a Moslem in his cabinet because he could not find a position that a Moslem would be a good fit. What the fuck? We’re not matching square pegs and round holes here Mr. Romney. In case you didn’t notice, Moslems are people too, and while nobody is forcing you to put a Moslem in your cabinet, don’t be such a narrow-minded ass! Also, where does this pretty haired jackass get off labeling people of the most prominent religion on the planet as security threats (I will hit anyone who says 9-11, that’s like saying all Catholics are Papists) over his religion, which the jury’s still out on whether or not it’s a cult. I’m not trying to fight bigotry with bigotry here, but come on. I’ll give anyone the benefit of the doubt, but there are reasons why modern western nations try to have a separation of church and state. Moreover, I liked how Huckabee would originally use his faith as a moral code in which to follow. He did well with that. It showed he had a moral sense to him, but wasn’t going to let his hickey backwoods Baptist crap get take over. And then it did. I’m not advocating that everyone be secular humanists or deists here, but I feel like these guys have proven that they are far too skewed to be competent leaders. What happened to the JFK attitude of “I do not speak for my church on public matters, and the church does not speak for me.” You don’t need to be super religious to have a moral compass, fucking republicans. Also, fuck Tom Cruise.